It is impossible to ignore such a context after the fiasco of the organization at the Stade de France last Saturday for the Champions League final and the shame in mondovision which resulted from it... It is in this situation - which happily exceeds it - that the France team finds its garden against Denmark (8:45 p.m., M6) at the opening of the League of Nations (competition of which it is defending champion), a year after its last match in Saint-Denis.
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If the Blues, gathered for a week at Clairefontaine for this last meeting of the season, quickly evaded the question of security to concentrate only on their duties on the field, observers will be attentive to any new overflows, which would be damned spot fifteen months before the Rugby World Cup and two years before the Olympic Games.
Hoping that the famous adage "impossible is not French" does not hold true this time...
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On the lawn of the Stade de France, the world champions, who are only nine of the epic 2018 on this rally (Lloris, Areola, Lucas Hernandez, Kimpembe, Pavard, Varane, Kanté, Griezmann, Mbappé), aim to give one last push before going on leave.
As the international authorities consider that the calendar sometimes lacks appointments, the thinking heads of the round ball had the good idea of slipping four matches into eleven days (Denmark, Croatia, Austria, and again Croatia, the 3, 6, 10 and 13) for the month of June.
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Well seen at a time when the bodies are worn out, the organisms affected and the mind close to burn-out after an extended season for elements anxious to cut before attacking a new singular exercise with the first Winter World Cup, at the Qatar (November 21-December 18).
We could still be mistaken with regard to the intense sessions interviewed at Clairefontaine this week, with hungry internationals and a staff impressed by the GPS data of his group.
Sign that there is still some under the hood.
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Some play very big for the World Cup
It must be said that certain elements (Ben Yedder, Nkunku, Diaby, Saliba, to name a few) are playing big in the quest for a ticket to Doha and would be wrong to look down on this gathering.
Didier Deschamps, bereaved this week by the death of his dad and "replaced" by his deputy, Guy Stéphan, this Friday, announced it clearly.
Beyond the usual requirement for the France team and the obligation of result dear to "DD", this sequence is also there to "give playing time" to those who must provide answers.
With only one other international streak scheduled for September (reception of Austria on the 22nd and trip to Denmark on the 25th in the League of Nations) between now and the World Cup, the opportunities to shine will be rare.
And the places are very expensive within a group where competition is rife in all areas of the game and which has perfectly known how to find colors (7 wins, 2 draws) since the failure of the Euro, with in particular the quest of the League of Nations against Spain last October.
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Facing the Danish semi-finalists of the last European championship, which the Blues will meet twice in 2022 before challenging them at the World Cup on November 26, the idea will also be to make an impression.
This time on the ground and in the most beautiful way.
To finally make France shine.